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title: Getting started with Zulip
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import HowToStartANewTopic from "../include/_HowToStartANewTopic.mdx";
import MessagingTips from "../include/_MessagingTips.mdx";
import ReadingConversations from "../include/_ReadingConversations.mdx";
import ReplyingToMessages from "../include/_ReplyingToMessages.mdx";
import SetUpYourAccount from "../include/_SetUpYourAccount.mdx";
import StartingANewDirectMessage from "../include/_StartingANewDirectMessage.mdx";
import TopicsIntro from "../include/_TopicsIntro.mdx";
import WhenToStartANewTopic from "../include/_WhenToStartANewTopic.mdx";

Welcome to Zulip! This page guides you through getting started using
Zulip. If you are setting up a new organization, you may also want to
check out our [guide for moving to Zulip](/help/moving-to-zulip).

You can learn where to find everything you need to get started with this
[2-minute video
tour](https://static.zulipchat.com/static/navigation-tour-video/zulip-10.mp4).
Mastering Zulip can take a bit of time, but once you get the hang of
it, you'll never want to use a different team chat app!

## Set up your account

<SetUpYourAccount />

## Learn about Zulip topics

<TopicsIntro />

## Reading your messages

<ReadingConversations>
  ### Finding a conversation to read from the Inbox view

  ### Finding a conversation to read from Recent conversations

  ### Finding a conversation to read from the left sidebar

  ### Reading conversations
</ReadingConversations>

## Sending messages

### When to start a new topic

<WhenToStartANewTopic />

### How to start a new topic

<HowToStartANewTopic />

### Starting a new direct message

<StartingANewDirectMessage />

### Responding to an existing thread

<ReplyingToMessages />

### Messaging tips & tricks

<MessagingTips />

## Related articles

* [Moving to Zulip](/help/moving-to-zulip)
